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BALTIMORE — A Baltimore-based air marshal was arrested on Thursday after allegedly taking
cellphone pictures up women’s dresses as they boarded a Southwest Airlines flight in Nashville, the
Transportation Security Administration confirmed yesterday.

Adam Joseph Bartsch, 28, was arrested by Nashville International Airport police after a witness
grabbed his cellphone and alerted a flight attendant, according to a criminal affidavit in the
case.

The marshal was on duty at the time of the incident and “admitted to taking pictures underneath
female’s dresses and or skirts” after being advised of his Miranda rights by airport police, the
affidavit says.

He has been charged with disorderly conduct and is due in court on Nov. 14, according to the
affidavit.

Chris Mainz, a Southwest spokesman, confirmed that crew members removed Bartsch from the flight
that was headed to Tampa, Fla.

Michael Pascarella, a Federal Air Marshal Service spokesman, said the TSA “immediately removed
this individual from his current duties and is in the process of suspending or terminating his
employment.”